<prompt> Human: My job requires me to travel in my car a lot. Were talking sometimes 200 or 300 miles in a day a couple time a week. I financed a 2 year old used car that had 24k miles on it. 2.5 years later, it has 71k miles I started this job only 6 mos ago. That is a lot of wear and tear on a car with 2 years left to pay off and that will likely be well over 100k by that point. Should I keep trying to pay off my car asap? Should I try to trade it in before the mileage makes a huge dent in its value? What is the most financially sound course of action here?EDIT: Thank you for the advice, everyone!Assistant: Arent you getting paid mileage? This should more than compensate you for the wear and tear on the vehicle.Human: I am compensated, but Im not sure if it makes sense to use the extra to pay the car off faster or to try to trade it in before it depreciates too much.  <response>: See my other comment. The largest cost is depreciation. Since youve already paid depreciation on a new-ish vehicle once, the financially best course of action is to hold this car and keep it well maintained while the depreciation curve flattens. If you buy another newer car you reset to the most expensive period of ownership. 