Craig, I like the 98 xc 600, I also own one.
Put 150 miles on the sled this past weekend up in the Outing/Hill city area. Great riding except I tore up a belt at 80 MPH on the Soo Line trail. Can't wait to get back up there.
I put around 1500 miles on my sled every season. I'll probably put on a little more this year as we got an early start.
Jim