For my junior prom, my parents paid for my tux rental, gators rental, (we looked like pimps in 2001, 2002), my date’s corsage, and we split the limo with 3 other couples.
For my senior prom, I took my mom’s 2001 Honda accord, that she took to the car wash for me, and we parked in the parking lot, and walked up to the door, along with other couples who drove regular cars too. There was no crowd of people lined up to watch anyone go in.
Last week, the entire family gathered for my niece’s prom. There was a huge crowd watching everyone go in, and they pulled up in a Discovery, which was on par with most of the other cars. Some kids had Porsches, and luxury cars, but it was a nice crowd, and nothing over the top. This was a pretty mixed crowd school with black, white, and a bunch of Mexicans.