Yes it is possible to get to a scrap yard, remove a battery, two hoses and the coolant reservoir, haggle with the owner and get back to work inside a 1hr lunch break!
It turns out we were very lucky that the battery was there though, as it's a legal requirement that they are removed for safety reasons. The guy at the yard said I was doing him a favour when I arrived - which I reminded him of when we were negotiating for the price later ;)
The multi-meter gave a reading of 10.2V, which hopefully means the battery still has some 'life in it'. So hopefully using a mate's battery charger tonight should get it back up to 12V ready for us to try in the eSpace tomorrow evening.
Getting the coolant pipes and reservoir proved slightly more fiddley than hoped - it appears Renault use 'one way' clips, much like a cable tie (only made from metal) for some of the joints - so a hammer and chisel later and they were off. Incidentally if anyone knows a clever way of removing these seemingly impossible to remove clips please let me know!
Anyway I got the lot for £20, which considering the battery is £92 alone in Halfords, (providing it works) surely means we bagged ourselves a bargain!
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