You don’t know what you’re talking about - literally since you have no clue what consumer protections laws exist in different states or how they might apply to a particular situation. Stop giving people bad advice on the internet.

Where did I say anything about keeping the car?

That’s just not true. In my state, it’s a consumer protection violation to represent that goods have certain qualities or characteristics which they do not in fact have. VW has already admitted to representing that the cars meet emissions requirements, while they KNEW that they did not. It’s hard to see how that isn’t…

Fraud isn’t hard to prove when the defendant has admitted to lying, as VW has here. You’re ignoring the punitive damage aspect. You’re also completely overlooking the effect of state consumer protection laws, many of which allow for double or triple actual damage. Those claims would all but prove themselves based on…

One reason is that what VW MAY have violated state-specific consumer protection laws and/or defrauded consumers. Consumers were told that the vehicles complied with federal emissions regs while delivering specific MPG and power. According to the news, those claims were false. Also according to the news, that appears…