The beauty of buying a guitar like the Fender American Strat is that, not only is it a wonderful guitar that you'll enjoy playing for years (I own one, so I know), but that you also have an excuse to buy a guitar with humbuckers.

I mean, really, why go through life with only one guitar. You wouldn't try to go through life with one pair of shoes, would you? No pair of shoes, no matter how good, will work for the office, the beach and for a hike in the mountains.

Same with guitars. The Strat is a wonderful guitar for a particular sound. But there's no need to limit yourself to single coils.