Car Mate CZ48A Black Solar Powered Ash Tray with LED Light - Pack of 1

One of the best car ashtrays hands down, light works as intended, enough space so it don't fill fast and great price.

Not a good fit in the cup holder, wasn't quite high enough and then it wouldn't stay lit, glad I didn't pay a lot of money for it, switched to a regular ashtray in a small compartment in my car, may work for others but not for me.

Since new cars don't come with ashtrays (mistake - where does one keep change and safety pins?) and since there are smokers in the family and since I won't allow things to be thrown out the window, I needed a tidy little ashtray. This is perfect for the occasional use it gets and the solar powered LED light is great. It fits neatly in one of the cup holders and the lid prevents odors. I even had someone ask me recently if the car was new and it's now over a year old. I'm pleased.

If you're a smoker and you smoke in your car, or even just outside while it's dark, this is a great product. The blue light lets you know where you want to drop your ashes, and the snuffer is perfect for making sure your butt is out before you drop it in, unlike some other options out there where you just drop your lit butt into it and it smolder, smokes, lights up other butts and smells up your car forever. The solar aspect means never having to worry about putting in a new battery to keep the light going.This is my third one of these, they seem to last about 2 years or so before the banging around in the car, tapping when you empty it and general wear & tear keep the light from going on all the time when the lid is lifted. I think that's a perfectly adequate expectation for life expectancy on a product such as this, and you may get longer use from it if you don't bang it against the side of a trash can when you empty it like I do.The only thing I don't care for much is the snuffer area has a tendency to get clogged up when the cherry breaks off your cig and stays in the snuffer hole. I have a pen in my car that fits the snuffer hole and knocks it clear again, but that can be tricky to do while you drive. Not sure if there is anything that can be done about that, but it doesn't even take away a star...it's just one of those smokers facts of life.Of available car ashtrays, and lighted ones in particular, this Car Mate Solar Ash Tray is hands down the best one on the market, IMO. There are a few cheap imitations out there, and you'll get annoyed with them and wind up having to replace them in weeks or months, so go ahead and spend the extra 3 bucks and get the best one instead, you won't be sorry you did.***Just a note to other car smokers - if you aren't using an ashtray now, and just toss your butts out the window, PLEASE DON'T! There are all the environmental reasons, and out west that includes the serious risk of causing a wild fire. With all the traffic cams and whatnot out there, if they find out YOUR butt caused a wildfire, you'll be ruined for life! In CA, if you get caught tossing a butt out your window, it's a VERY expensive ticket PLUS a minimum of a full day of community service on top of paying the ticket, and at least 2 trips to court. Truly not worth it, especially when there are easy to use and cheap to buy options like this instead.

I keep this in my car because I don't want to use the cars ashtray which was cluttered with cords. At first it worked well, meaning the LED was nice and bright for as long as it took to smoke a cigarette. However, after a few months I found that the LED begins to dim within 30 seconds of opening the lid. By the time the cigarette is done, its very very dim. One caveat: originally I found it annoying that I couldn't snub out my cig and had to drop it into the holder to burn out. Smoke didn't escape through the lid, but I felt uncomfortable with doing that. My solution was to fill it up 1/2 way with sand. That way I can snub out the cig and then stick it in the sand. It's easy enough to throw the butts away when it gets crowded and a hand vac does a great job of sucking up the lighter ashes and leaving the heavier sand in place.

I'm a return customer, and bought two more for other cars. This is a nice ash can that actually works. I have bought others with lights that did not last very long. The Car mate CZ48A I bought a while back is still working like new. This is an excellent buy.

Smaller than expected. It's smaller than a coke can. Doesn't properly fit in the cup holder, bangs around when the car is moving.The lid does not fully shut. Leaves a small gap.

You have to keep the cigarette in the snuffer hole for quite a while before it goes out. This doesn't work well if you have more than 1 person smoking. At one point, the butts caught on fire because a cigarette wasn't all the way out and it started smoking pretty heavily. There should be a place to put the cigarette out instead of having to put it in the snuffer. The light works well, but a lot of times I leave the cigarette in the snuffer hole for long periods of time so I don't have to wait for it to go out and the light runs out of power. It does serve its purpose, but I think there are much better options out there like ones that you can just drop the butts in and not have to worry about it.