With that kind of money,I'd look elsewhere. fender and Gibson are both amazing, but have long been ridiculed for dwindling quality over the years.

Why not look at fender-based designs in custom shop models. try
Tom Anderson
Suhr
Paul Reed Smith (I have a custom 22 and a Gisbon LP Studio...my Prs wins hands down)
James Tyler
.The list is endless.

Of the custom shops, the follwing do mostly S and T type guitars:
Tom Anderson
John Suhr
Valley Arts
Don Grosh
Melancon

all are worth a look, and will be of better quality than fender guitars (although fender are also awesome...just if you have the money, I'd go fancy).

I think the VG is more of a gimmick than a timeless guitar...as was mentioned...in ten years, you'll be able to get a VG equivalent with updated technology...but you'll also still be able to get a sweet sounding strat with bog-standard alnico magnet pickups.