So, a MK7 GTI has nearly the exact same 17 cubic foot / 53 cubic foot storage capacity (seats up / seats down, respectively). So this thing is bigger and higher yet somehow doesn’t have any more space on the inside? Just pushes the argument more in favor of the hatchback?? 

If you read the full documents on vwcourtsettlement.com (the Exhibit-1 pdf file) you’ll find that there is in fact an owner resitution ON TOP OF the buyback amount.

You’re on the right track, except for the owner restitution part. As noted in the paperwork (from the vwcourtsettlement.com website), the Exhibit-1 Benefits PDF states that the owner resutution consists of two compnents: 1) a variable component comprised of 20% of the value of the vehicle, and 2) a fixed component of…