I was in a cheap small car in front of the house of my best friend growing up. 

There was a man trying to help me with the car. Apparently it was malfunctioning in some way and he was going to teach me how to get it to work correctly. He approached the car, and I was embarrassed because when he opened the door - there was trash all over. I was trying to get it in a trash bag and asking my children (beside and behind me) to do the same. [This part of the dream makes sense to my reality as we are messy with our cars and I typically have dreams about clutter. Clearly the problem is bothering me.]

Suddenly, we noticed a van with a bunch of guys causing trouble in the cul-de-sac behind us. They were rowdy and obnoxious. When we noticed they had turned their attention to us, the man suggested we go into his house for safety, just in case. This man looked like he was straight out of Israel (skin color, beard and all). 

We followed his instructions and drove the car into his...