won’t happen..want to bet the fee will be due when registering it the first time? that way, no matter where you bought the car, you’d owe the tax..
People have been registering cars out of state for years. Where there’s a will (to save $2500) there’s a way.
Of course, knowing CA, they would eventually require the “surcharge” on any large SUV registration, regardless of whether it was new or used.
You can always vote with your feet like I did.