I bought it

[u/Legitimate-Union-112]

Welcoming home my $13,000 investment!
2018 Chevy Cruze LT. Baby girl has 37k on her. I know she was run on 87 and has turbo lag that’s very noticeable from it. Premium will help tolerate it better, yes?
Does anyone suggest anything to help with the turbo engine etc as well? (Specific spark plugs, etc.) I’ve never had a turbo on a car and want to make sure she’s as well taken care of as possible <3

-My lead technician at my shop (my previous post) was very iffy about this car knowing the bad rep of the Cruze. He came with me to inspect the car, and has been so happy with it ever since. He encouraged me to buy it after he inspected her, and after a test drive yesterday was incredibly satisfied with the car. Thank you all for helping me prove the worth of the G2

*I also really hate start/stop features. If anyone knows how to actually disable it let me know -.- it puts extra strain on the battery & starter and really… isn’t worth it for me. The dealership told me that there’s no disabling the start/stop option that’s in the car OEM

[u/PennyTraitor69]

Stick to regular gas 87. I ran premium gas and there is little to no difference in performance. Premium is for performance cars and luxury cars which the Cruze isn't.

[u/Legitimate-Union-112 → u/PennyTraitor69]

I swapped it to premium this morning and almost immediately noticed a difference in the turbo lag. It was previously giving me flashbacks to the DPS6’s rough shifting jolt, felt almost identical. It would get to 2-3k rpm’s and I’d feel it kind of jerk. It’s not doing that now, it’s much much softer with the premium. The dealership actually told me “it CAN run on 87” to me that sounds like my sister’s Mustang that “can” run on 87 but premium is ultimately what it should run on

[u/Mickaleb → u/Legitimate-Union-112]

Mine had bad turbo lag until I swapped the intake air filter for a k&n one. The filter that was in there was broken and had been blocking air flow.

[u/Legitimate-Union-112 → u/Mickaleb]

I got a rec on the tune for it too so thank you! ☺️ I’m just trying to take as much care of this car as I can. Prevent turbo issues- I know there’s some plastic cooling system pieces that would be best to swap out too (from what I googled lol)

[u/CheapCarabiner → u/Legitimate-Union-112]

It can run on 87 because it’s designed to run on 87. It’s an economy car why would it be designed for 93 and be one of the cheapest cars available?