Actually, the Era 70X is exactly what we were looking at, that inspired this post :) We liked that floor plan, but felt like that 2nd row of seats would just be in the way. Nice to know they pop out easily. I was assuming there would be some kind of things bolted into the floor that would make a big hole if we tried to remove them. We have 2 small dogs (cavalier and american eskimo!) rather than kids, so we won't really have a use for extra seats anyway.
I would be interested in seeing if winnebago or anyone else for that matter starts doing 4x4 versions. We wouldn't be going off roading or anything, but it would be nice to have if we ever go out in the winter time or if it's rainy and muddy at a camp site.
I am still really interested in the thor vegas 25 foot version too. We'll have to check them both out and see what we like more. I like different parts of both.. the Era could blend in easier and has nice features, but I think the vegas would check off more boxes for us.. seems to have a roomier bathroom and the rear "living room" seems like a fun idea, as long as it's not a pain to turn it into a bedroom.
Still plenty of time for reasearch over the winter as we don't plan to buy really until at least the springtime.