Car Dream

Last night I had a dream that I'd like to share. It starts with me pulling into a convenience store parking lot. The parking lot is empty, but I'm in a hurry and pull into a handicap parking space so that I can rush into the store. I'm not in the store very long, but when I come out I am shocked to discover that someone has been "working" on my car's engine.

I start to protest to the mechanic, but without saying a word he points at a sign next to the handicap sign. I don't remember the sign being there when I went into the store, but it appears to be a contract that is activated by a person parking in the designated spot.

I go back to the mechanic and tell him to stop working on my car, but he seems to have already finished whatever he felt needed work. I see a bucket with oil and a few small parts like nuts and bolts, but no other signs of this work. He hands me a bill for $2,100 and requests payment.

I thought maybe the mechanic was trying to punish me for parking in the handicap spot so I start to bargain with him and offer a few hundred dollars (similar to what I think the fine might be). But he is insistent on getting the full amount. After some negotiation, his brother shows up out of nowhere and warns the mechanic that Dad would kill him if he didn't get the full payment. I don't remember all the details, but I more or less spent the rest of the dream negotiating with this pair.

There were a few unusual things about this dream. First, I never park in a handicap spot, it's just not something that I would ever consider doing. Second, I woke up twice from this dream and both times proceeded to immediately go back into the dream and pick up where I left off. I can't remember the last time I continued a dream in this manner.

A friend mentioned that the car represents my life, so maybe I feel that people are messing around with my life. Or maybe I just feel out of control of my own life. Any opinions?