VW owners paid a lot of money to purchase a product that was advertised to perform to certain specs. VW lied about this, and the cars didn't actually perform to

VW owners paid a lot of money to purchase a product that was advertised to perform to certain specs. VW lied about this, and the cars didn't actually perform to these specs so the people who purchased the car assuming it would work as advertised definitely deserve something. This is important because in many places VW owners may not be able to legally drive their VW anymore (or at least in the future), because it doesn't meet emissions laws, so they suffer large damage there.