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You are stuck with paying the tax.
In California, its a sales tax, not a "use tax" (other states have use taxes on cars, Cal. is not one of them).
In Cal, it doesn't matter where you bought the car, you pay the sales tax when you register it.
If that were not the case, Northern California car dealerships would have a hard time, esp. those that deal in expensive cars. Most areas of California have a 7.75-8% sales tax rate. Oregon isn't that far away, and has no sales tax. If you could buy a car in Oregon, drive it across the border and register it California, and avoid paying the sales tax, everyone in No. Cal. would spend a day driving across the border to buy their car in Oregon. On a $50,000 car, that would save $4000 right off the bat.
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