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They're 235/35/19, so buying new would be £600-800 for a set. Agree tyres aren't something you want to cheap out on, but if I can get decent quality used ones for what will be at most 3,000 miles then that's preferable. If it was a car I owned and not leased I'd buy a new set of winter wheels and tyres, no question.
The concern isn't so much driving in Tuscany, it's more what we may encounter on the way there/back, particularly the return leg as plan is to come back through Switzerland and western side of Germany. A cold snap over those couple of weeks and I suspect we'd be fucked, even in Tuscany. Although the Conti tyres are admittedly in very good condition, the compound is utter shite in cold conditions and I've got 300bhp through the front wheels.