Sorted for now :Cheap Stratocaster for Project - What would be best?

darthed1981

bacchanalian said:

I would like to buy a reasonably priced stratocaster to teach myself a bit about guitar maintenance and modification.
There is a Koa Stratocaster locally on Bumtree.  Made in Korea but looks very nice.

I am considering 
MIK
MIJ
MIM
or Tokai from the 80's

Would anyone care to offer an order of preference that I should be looking at?

Muchas gracias señoras y señores 

I got a Squier Bullet partly for this purpose.

Great neck, light body, looks nice.