There is another way.
Friend of mine had a Golf GTD, sat on 35 aspect tyres, costing a kings ransom each, i only went in the car once and that was more than enough, the noise and ride awful, yet the same shape family Golf sat on 205/55 x 16s is quiet and refined.
If the Honda were mine i'd be investigating some more sensible sized wheels from another model, permissable alternatives are usually listed in the handbook and might be on the tyre pressure label, i'd be hoping for something on a 16 (17 at most) wheel with 55 or higher aspect, all season on those aspects will be like a silent magic carpet ride in comparsion and usually but not always cheaper sizes, the 19s will sell easily to someone who puts image above comfort....just be careful the smaller wheels will clear the brakes if your model has larger brakes than others of the same model.
When I was due to change my Mazda3's previous set of 205/55 R16 tyres back in 2018, I also needed to repair/replace one alloy (with the others starting to go the same way) because it was corroded and leading to air leaking out of that tyre.
I found that it only cost about an extra £100 to 'downgrade' my wheels and tyres to 15in (195/65 R15 tyres), and that included using OEM alloys, which were about 70% more expensive at 16in than 15in. The tyres were about 40% more (fitted).
The ride quality improved at little discernable drop in handling ability of the car, plus they are a bit less susceptible to damage because of the ~15mm higher tyre sidewalls. Wearing quite nicely.
Going from very low profile 19in to 17in (it could take 16in, but many cars of that size start at 17in, especially for upper trim / performance ones with larger brakes, probably 18in) would improve the ride quality quite a bit and make the tyres far less susceptible to damage, which as we all know can be very easy these days with our poorly surfaced and busy roads. They'll and the likely last a good deal longer and give better mpg.
The (much) cheaper price, longevity, higher mpg and reduced suspension parts replacements would more than pay for itself and the replacement alloys (even new OEMs / equivalents) over a reasonable period.
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