Why Don't Cars Come with Ashtrays Anymore?
![Why Don't Cars Come with Ashtrays Anymore?](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/30369-gettyimages-1017146822-e442aa035fc1fb1401c171371b2c378a.jpg)
The other night, I was having a heated discussion with an acquaintance, who happens to be a smoker. I argued that I didn't mind if he smoked in his car, but I did mind if he held the cigarette out the window, and flicked the ashes in the wind, which sometimes wind up in my car at red lights, and such. I also don't like when smokers flick the butts out the windows into the streets. During the summer, many of our big Los Angeles wildfires start this way and there are other, less direct environmental issues,
The other night, I was having a heated discussion with an acquaintance, who happens to be a smoker. I argued that I didn't mind if he smoked in his car, but I did mind if he held the cigarette out the window, and flicked the ashes in the wind, which somet
![](https://cdn.myminifactory.com/assets/object-assets/5a7b127b2fd5b/images/720X720-ashtray.jpg)
3D Printable Car ashtray by will wiser
![](https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/11177/6fc8139407e44b7283098cf47f2135ac.jpg)
Ashtrays, cigarette lighters, CD players things you no longer
Why can't smokers use an ash tray inside the vehicle? - Quora
![](https://assets.whichcar.com.au/image/upload/s--vdTa93gN--/c_fill,f_auto,q_auto:good/t_p_16x9/v1/archive/motor/2018/02/07/131971/Opinion-Evolution-is-taking-our-treasures-away.jpg)
Opinion: Evolution is making cars less fun
What was the last car you owned that still had a built-in ashtray
![](https://images.cars.com/cldstatic/wp-content/uploads/cadillac-xt4-2024-03-exterior-front-angle-scaled.jpg)
Smokers Can Still Find Respite — and Ashtrays — in Their Cars
![](https://www.hagerty.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/6934.jpg)
20 old car features we miss
![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/SxkAAOSwSiNhzX~r/s-l1200.webp)
Vintage *VACATION VILLAGE* Hotel Mission Bay Glass Souvenir
![](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/prod.mm.com/uploads/2018/02/23/mvimg_20180222_171659_mmthumb.jpg)
Newest car sold with an ashtray?, Grassroots Motorsports forum