MacBook with corroded mother board

I have a MacBook bought in early '07, within a year due to a water spill, the battery would not charge and so I could not startup my mac. If an already charged battery is used the mac functions fine but I cannot charge up the battery with the mac. When sent for servicing at one of the apple centers I was told that due to the water spill the mother board has corroded and it would cost me around 700$ to get this fixed. Since I could not afford this amount I did not get it repaired then. Now I want to do something about it. Can you let me know what best can be done with it - get it repaired or get it replaced?

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