Why pay for a car wash when you can crash into a river for free?

A New Jersey driver left a car wash on Tuesday — and plunged straight into the Hackensack River when she pressed on the gas pedal instead of the break, the Hackensack Fire Department said.

Footage of the splashy incident shows the white Mercedes SUV exiting the auto wash around noon and nosediving into the river.

The driver, and a female passenger, were able to escape from the vehicle, officials said.

One of them was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center with minor injuries, according to NorthJersey.com.

Officials were able to pull the car from the river at around 1:30 p.m.