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Mileage is an expense. It has nothing to do with the value of the vehicle.
Besides the mileage as an expense, the vehicle itself was valued and may be depreciated each year. (Although there is an option to take a 179 deduction the first year, allowing you to take a larger amount that year).
You can also expense the interest on the vehicle loan each year as that was paid.
The vehicle was entered as an asset when put into service, given a value, and depreciated.
The fact that you paid the loan off is irrelevant.
Depreciation and mileage is calculated the same, whether the vehicle is paid off or is financed.
Paying the vehicle off just shifted a liability (vehicle loan) and an asset (cash).
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