Old MacBook 2,0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo from 2006

I have this old Macbook that i bought in 2006 , and it worked great until i droped it on the concrete and now the battery dosen't work
This also means that if the battery doesn't work the procesor will stay at 1,0 GHz(another problem)
It has bene Colecting dust for a couple of months (forgotten the macbook somewhere high in the attic-also needs some cleaning)
I want to upgrade the RAM from 1,2 GB to 4 GB
Also want a new OS (best one compatible for this model)
It also has a broken CD driver(refuses the CD's i want to insert)
And last,but not Least, it has 3 Missing buttons:"caps lock","7",and"f9"
I want to know more about where i can fix my Macbook(i want to pay only 200$!)and how much it will cost at an original Apple store.
Thanks in advance!

I can't buy one from eBay
As I said,I live in Romania, and in Romania, if you order a Valuable item from another countrie you have to pay a border tax(from 100$-200$)
I don't want to buy a new labtop because labtops here are very expensive(for exemple,a Asus x55 costs around 400$.
But Adding all the taxes it reaches almost 600$)
Another example:
Refurbished IPod nano 6th generation-99$(Apple store US)
The same IPod-1000 LEI(1$=3 LEI-currency in România),about 300$
A new Macbook from late 2006 (Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz,2GB RAM,white)costs about 400$(1300 LEI) in Romania
If i pay around 300$ for a new charger,new battery,RAM upgrade,New USB optical CD driver and a 250GB hard drive,im
happy(instead of paying 400-600$ for a new macbook)

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