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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville

Cedarville, IL

4.9
1,095 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

61013

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August 02, 2017

Great job, thank you Thank you all for the help you gave our family in selecting in purchasing our new van. I appreciated Tim and the assistance he gave us answering que More

by MichaelR
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Tim Border
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July 27, 2017

Very helpful! Thank you to everyone at Barkau for helping me find a new vehicle so quickly after an accident I was in. A special thank you to Mr. Barkau and Nils S More

by Mike81
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July 17, 2017

Great Experience We looked at alot of cars (they have such great selection). Our salesman, Nils, took his time with us. We never felt rushed or pressured. Got a great More

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July 15, 2017

Very Satisfied Customer I went to J H Barkau & Sons in Cedarville to purchase a car there a second time. Tim Border was helping me & he really listened. He then brought to More

by mj1215
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July 08, 2017

Great buying experience Wonderful experience as always have bought several vehicles from here over the years. Have looked at other dealers. No one can compare to the value an More

by mnmartin4
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July 05, 2017

Ford Focus Jim Mullarkey went above and beyond helping me get a car after the car i bought from him 3 years ago hydroplaned and was totaled. More

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June 27, 2017

Barkau has been helping my family for years! I began using Barkau a year and a half ago. Primarily because my father did all of his business with them and he really appreciated their service. I More

by Bronwen Meyers
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Willie Barkau
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Chad Piefer
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June 22, 2017

Professional, Friendly, and Great Deals My husband and I had a wonderful experience working with Tim Border of J.H. Barkau. He helped us in determining what it was that we really wanted in More

by SMarkley
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Chad Piefer
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June 22, 2017

Great cars, great experiences I have bought four cars at Barkau & Sons. Every time, it was a fantastic car, a great deal and the best salesman Nils Sandstrom. He always takes the t More

by Maria63
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Willie Barkau
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Other Employees : Kevin Martin
June 17, 2017

problem 1st car Purchased a 2003 honda civic for my young daughter to get her started in her career.She works hard to pay it off and get her credit started A few mon More

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