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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville
Cedarville, IL
1,268 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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Sales/Showroom
Monday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday Closed
Service
Monday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sunday Closed
Parts
Monday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sunday Closed
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September 10, 2019
yet another great car purchased from an excellent business! great car, great service from nils and chad. third car bought from them, will never go anywhere else! car good car go fast car have good price I happy great car, great service from nils and chad. third car bought from them, will never go anywhere else! car good car go fast car have good price I happy. More
by marleyjack
September 07, 2019
Large selection I was looking for a van with lower miles and my price range they had several they are very friendly I would recommend to others I was looking for a van with lower miles and my price range they had several they are very friendly I would recommend to others More
by Moe
August 29, 2019
Awesome My family has been working with Tim Border for years and he always seems to find us the best deals and considers every aspect we are looking for in a My family has been working with Tim Border for years and he always seems to find us the best deals and considers every aspect we are looking for in a car. More
by Kates25
Employees Worked With
August 25, 2019
2011 Ford Escape We purchased a 2011 Ford Escape from Barkau & Sons, and it was a very pleasant experience. Our salesman, Tim, could not have been nicer or more helpf We purchased a 2011 Ford Escape from Barkau & Sons, and it was a very pleasant experience. Our salesman, Tim, could not have been nicer or more helpful. Very nice dealership to work with! More
by bfalk1
Employees Worked With
August 21, 2019
Great service Great friendly service. Nils is always a pleasure to work with. We told Nils what we were looking for and he gave us several great options in a timel Great friendly service. Nils is always a pleasure to work with. We told Nils what we were looking for and he gave us several great options in a timely manner. More
by John
Employees Worked With
August 20, 2019
Fantastic customer service Nils stopped everything to help us find a new family car. He has great customer service skills and really listened to what we needed. We highly recomm Nils stopped everything to help us find a new family car. He has great customer service skills and really listened to what we needed. We highly recommend Nils!! Thank you Nils for your time we love our new car. More
by Metz
Employees Worked With
August 10, 2019
Amazing Tim was amazing to work with! Had a lot of fun and he made the process so easy and non stressful!! Would recommend him & barkaus for any vehicle purch Tim was amazing to work with! Had a lot of fun and he made the process so easy and non stressful!! Would recommend him & barkaus for any vehicle purchases and would highly recommend anyone to go through Tim!! More
by sjbriese
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August 03, 2019
Respectful and attentive A manager called to follow up with my internet inquiry, and spent time answering my questions before even talking about going for a test drive. Every A manager called to follow up with my internet inquiry, and spent time answering my questions before even talking about going for a test drive. Every employee I met was respectful, friendly and genuine. They earned my business and I can’t imagine going anywhere else. More
by Awesome12
July 25, 2019
Fantastic Team! Very respectful dealership. Answered all our questions and was really ready to deal with us. Thank you for making this vehicle purchase exceptiona Very respectful dealership. Answered all our questions and was really ready to deal with us. Thank you for making this vehicle purchase exceptional. Every team member was very helpful and the office staff was amazing at getting the information emailed to me at timely fashion. I hope we didn't miss anyone but again thank you Barkau Auto for making this purchase with ease. This was our 2nd purchase from Barkau. Thank you More
by sjzeal
July 11, 2019
Terrific service Everyone was very helpful and friendly and went out of their way to make this a positive experience. Will definitely recommend Nils snd Barkau to anyo Everyone was very helpful and friendly and went out of their way to make this a positive experience. Will definitely recommend Nils snd Barkau to anyone looking to buy a car. More
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