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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville

Cedarville, IL

4.9
1,090 Reviews
Since 1952, J.H. Barkau & Sons has served the Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin stateline area for their automotive needs. We can proudly boast to over 70,000 customers in those years and have had thousands of customers purchase multiple vehicles and generations of families that have allowed us to serve them. When John H. Barkau founded the business, his goal was to bring quality, affordable transportation to the local area. Jim (2nd generation), Rick (3rd generation), and Willie (3rd generation) Barkau have continued in that tradition while expanding our marketplace to be worldwide. We have had vehicles shipped to Russia, Sweden, Australia, Turkey, Mexico and many other locations. We have vehicles purchased by customers in 49 states and commonly have customers fly in to pick up their new vehicles. In all of this, it has been a pleasure for the Barkau family to help fulfill the transportation needs of a varied clientele. J.H. Barkau & Sons has accomplished this feat by continuing to offer quality, hand-picked vehicles at very competitive prices. We believe in offering our customers an incredible selection that is second to none, with over 1100 vehicles available for purchase. We believe in a no pressure sales environment and in quality reconditioning of our inventory selection. Our sales teams at our Cedarville and Freeport stores each have over a century of experience in helping fill the needs of our vast customer base. The funny part is, we remember a lot of you years later and we are genuinely happy to see you. But selling cars is not all that we do. We believe in supporting the local community through donations, Toy Drives, Food Drives and many other local charities and fundraisers. We also run the “Excellerate” program for Aquin Catholic Schools and have facilitated over 113 donated vehicles. That may be part of the reason that we have been voted the “Best In Region” Used Car Dealership for 15 straight years. Great vehicles, great people, great exp
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200 North Stephenson Street

Cedarville, IL

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May 08, 2018

No hassle 2012 Malibu This was my wife's and my first venture into car buying in a very long time. And we were relieved to find the experience painless. Tim was professiona More

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May 07, 2018

Welcoming, friendly, laid back, respectful and fast. I couldn't be more happy and satisfied with my experience at Barkau. Everyone is super friendly. Not one time did I feel overwhelmed or pushed. Tim is More

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May 06, 2018

2017 Chrysler pacifica Erick Santiago is Awesome! Would reccomend him!Great customer service and great atmosphere!Made sure we got what we wanted and made it an easy process More

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May 06, 2018

Ford Fiesta /Cinco de Mayo John was very helpful and tried to get deal where both buyer and seller were happy and felt good. John made buying experience easy and helpful closing More

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May 01, 2018

3rd Vehicle Purchase We have been pleased with the excellent service we have received with each vehicle purchase. Barkau is our 1st choice when looking for another vehicle More

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Other Employees : Don't know name of the employee at Service Center who fixed the front air deflector that had come unattached.
April 28, 2018

Exceptional Our sixth or seventh vehicle purchased from Barkau and we are always leased with the selection, sales and financing...really top notch. John Bottoms i More

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April 27, 2018

Great vehicles without the pressure I had an amazing experience buying my new vehicle. I did not feel pressured into buying a vehicle nor with a higher payment that I wouldn't be able to More

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April 27, 2018

Great Place To Shop The dealership is in a nice location, and has a wide variety of great cars to choose from. The vehicle we were looking at was in awesome condition, a More

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April 20, 2018

Above and beyond! Cannot thank our salesman Tim Border for the excellent experience he provided us when purchasing our new vehicle! He made everything from start to fi More

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April 20, 2018

Friendly, Fair, Respectful of my Time I recently purchased a 2013 Chevy Van from J.H. Barkau in Cedarville. Erick Santiago was my Salesperson. Erick did an excellent job--responding quic More

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