17-19 ? .... did you have a hole in yurr gas tank ? ... I had a TC3 2dr ... 1.7 stick shift ... I never got less than high 20's city ....and nearly 50 on the hwy. My Xwife had a 024 with a 2.2 and a stick ... she got in the low 30's ....

FIND a stick if possible. ALSO there can be major probs with the AT's back in those years.