My Mr. Fix- it and Car Issues

Those of you who know Travis know that Engineering is not just his major... it is who he is. He is such a smarty pants and can fix anything... or come up with a way to fix it. I always said I wanted a Mr. Fix it. The timing belt went out on our old car. Travis said he would just fix. So any spare minute he got he was fixin the car. He got the timing belt fixed and then we found the water pump was out. So he decided it was worth a small amount of money to get it fixed so we could have our car back quicker... since he has little to no spare time with 2 jobs, school and family. We drove it to the mechanic who said he would fix it for an outrageous price. They also broke a belt.. I dont understand all the mechanics.. but wanted us to pay for it. They also charged us to look at. Travis just said the two cancelled out. We then had to pay for a tow truck to get the car. So.... we are back at square one. Frustrating for him. Just a lesson to us.... when it is broke, have Travis fix it.