no shit it really is that heavy i took it off and was amaised at the weight of it as for towing etc it seems on a lot of the forum that the 115 tdi auto is ideal for towing and also a lot of the c club sites say its excellent so i dont think the box will destroy its self if it does get raggy i will just sell it and buy a merc ML or bmw x5 for my pennies worth if like me you change the oil and filter on the gearbox it will make loads of difference not trying to be smart or anything but i asked some question on the forum last week and got completely duff info like it has no filter!!! i guess then that some people on the forum get the garage to do it all and have no clue whatsoever of the mechanical side of the galaxy the oil i used was specific to ford and matched the numbers to the halfords stuff which was the same