Task: Real-Life Creative Problem Solving
Come up with an original and creative solution for the following real-world problem:
Mike is a graduate student at a Midwestern university. He has a problem with his transportation to school because he just moved to an apartment on a steep hill. Unfortunately for Mike, when it snows his sports car cannot get enough traction to make it up the hill to his garage. Currently, he gets a ride from his wife when he cannot drive, but she is tired of driving him around. Mike does not want to sell his car because it was his dream car since he was a little kid, and now that he has had it for six years, it is worth more to him than he can sell it for. Also, Mike has a very small income as a graduate student, and getting another job to pay for a new vehicle could jeopardize his education. His wife's uncle is a car salesman who has found a couple sports utility vehicles that would solve his problem, but another local car dealer has the same vehicles for a cheaper price. Mike's wife wants to buy a sports utility vehicle from her uncle because he will assure the quality of the vehicle..

Response: If Mike and his girlfriend are serious I would buy it from her uncle because it sounds like it would be a joint venture.  It it was just Mike buyin the car I would take the better deal from the local dealer.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 32

Response: Mike tells his girlfriend's uncle that he will buy a car from him if he can match the price of the local car dealer.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 32

Response: Buy the SUV from the local car dealer because it is cheaper and will get you to school. You can get a nicer car with better quality when you're older and have enough income to afford it.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 24

Response: Mike should do more research about both dealerships. If the cheaper one can be proved to be a good quality, then go there. His girlfriend should be supportive of his decisions if he can back them up with evidence.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 24

Response: He should invest in buying an SUV from his girlfriend's uncle, even if that entails taking out a loan. By doing this his girlfriend will be pleased, he will be able to drive to school safely, and in time he can pay off the car loan.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 32

Response: A solution for Mike I believe would be to sell his sports car to get some money and be at good start financially if any problems come down the road with the new car. With that being said, I would think buying a vehcile from the girlfriend's uncle will be est hoping that he will assure Mike with a vehcile. Going to the uncle is a positive since i'm guessing there is a little more trust there than some other random dealer and he would get a deal off of it. Like i said before, selling the sports car will giv Mike extra cash if any problems come down the road with the new vehcile.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 32

Response: Negotiate with the Uncle by bringing up the prices of the other cheaper SUV's to see if he can lower the price of the suggested SUV- if not, then buy from the cheaper dealer.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 32

Response: Mike could talk to his girlfriend about the situation, and he could talk to other friends if they can give him rides if his girlfriend doesnt want to give him rides anymore. If a dealer has cheaper car then he should buy it cheaper as long as someone who nows about cars problems can check if evething is okay with the car such as a friend.
Human originality rating (0-100 scale): 32