People that say MIM guitars suck don't know what there talking about.
I have a Fender Strat MIM and it's #### great!!!!!!!!
Ofcourse it's a bit les good that a MIA one, but to pay 2 times the price of a MIM one to buy a Highway Strat. Than i would rather pick 2 MIM ones than to take 1 MIA Highway Strat.
Only difference are: ''a bit better wood, and slightly better pups.''