havent read the other pistas but yeah the 3at is ************ and you will get better gas mialage no matter what engine you have with a 5 speed behind it.

ChuckPT, daughter lives in Denver. Probably still getting winter fuel there. We use to have a little 92 Loyale 3 spd auto front wheel drive. You might easily weigh a couple of hundred more lbs. We averaged around 26mpg highway and 27mpg local. We do live in the sticks so not much stop and go traffic local, highway back then include children in the backseat and a full trunk. Also ours was FI! I think a good going over would see an increase in mileage. Filters, plugs, check your plug wires,PCV valve, a little Seafoam and maybe a distributor cap/rotor button change. I don't see why you couldn't average in the low 20's worse case.

dad could almost get 50mpg in his front wheel drive 5speed 1600cc leone. he wouldnt push it past 80kms an hour. i think he did that dutring the oil criss during the 80s. that was hi way driving too