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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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August 22, 2018
GMC purchase with Nils This is our third vehicle bought through Nils at Barkau. He goes above and beyond with his customer service. Works with our crazy schedule and late ni This is our third vehicle bought through Nils at Barkau. He goes above and beyond with his customer service. Works with our crazy schedule and late night texts with questions/concerns. He did great working together with Chad to get us out of there with the truck in a reasonable amount of time. Thank you and you know we will be returning customers! More
by Hpenniston
August 22, 2018
Chevy purchase with Nils This is our second vehicle bought through Nils at Barkau. He goes above and beyond with his customer service. Works with our crazy schedule and late n This is our second vehicle bought through Nils at Barkau. He goes above and beyond with his customer service. Works with our crazy schedule and late night texts with questions/concerns. Cullen also assisted with the purchase and I would highly recommend him if he is at the dealership you are buying from. They both did great working together to get us out of there with the truck in a reasonable amount of time. Thank you both and you know we will be returning customers! More
by Hpenniston
August 13, 2018
Everything went so well. It was a great day. Very friendly service. They were very helpful in our search for a car we liked and in our price range. We will definitely do business with then again. Very friendly service. They were very helpful in our search for a car we liked and in our price range. We will definitely do business with then again. More
by Greatdeals
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August 10, 2018
Great Experience Tim was awesome to work with. He was super professsional and made the process quick and easy. I found a car I loved on their lot and he didn’t hesitat Tim was awesome to work with. He was super professsional and made the process quick and easy. I found a car I loved on their lot and he didn’t hesitate to answer any and all questions i had about it. I will definitely recommend Tim to friends and family and I will be coming back to Tim to purchase my next vehicle. More
by Buhly23
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August 06, 2018
The greatest car buying experience I have ever had. After spending several hours with another dealership without results I contacted Tim Border at J H Barkau and instantly felt as if he understood exact After spending several hours with another dealership without results I contacted Tim Border at J H Barkau and instantly felt as if he understood exactly what I was looking for and wanted to help me get to the vehicle and the price that worked for me. Tim Border and Chad Piefer made things so easy and treated me as if I mattered. I drove 2 hours and forty minutes to get to their dealership and was not disappointed at all. I would absolutely make that drive again. More
by Dane2017
August 05, 2018
Cedarville's Dealer is the Real Deal We were looking for a specific year/model of Jeep Wrangler. There was one in our medium sized Indiana town, and even though the dealer is one of the l We were looking for a specific year/model of Jeep Wrangler. There was one in our medium sized Indiana town, and even though the dealer is one of the largest in this region they care more about quantity rather than customer relation. True to form their salesperson didn't even acknowledge anyone else in the family, but me. We expanded our search and found a few other Jeeps and this one at JH Barkau and Sons in Cedarville really was the cream of the crop, but it was four hours away. I emailed with Tim and he texted me a personalized video of the Jeep. After that, we were on our way. When we got there Tim and the rest of the crew were low pressure, gave me a decent trade in (good bye old Wrangler, thank you for the 10 years), and even worked a bit after closing to complete the process. While they clearly sell a lot of cars, they also know that managing the customer is what really sells the car. It was a four hour drive to look at the Jeep, but Tim and the rest of the team made a human connection and the sale. They also love animals and that's a good start to knowing they are decent people. If they have your vehicle, four hours is a good drive to work with good people. Thanks Tim! More
by CygnusX2112
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August 01, 2018
Small car Great Customer service. I would recommend buying a used car from Barkau Thanks Nils for the Great Service. And thanks Chad. We are going to enjoy ou Great Customer service. I would recommend buying a used car from Barkau Thanks Nils for the Great Service. And thanks Chad. We are going to enjoy our new ride. More
by Ax 59936
July 29, 2018
Great buying experience After looking at many cars online I found what appeared to be a nice one. I dont live locally so I had about a 90 mile drive to see and drive the car. After looking at many cars online I found what appeared to be a nice one. I dont live locally so I had about a 90 mile drive to see and drive the car. The car was well worth the trip. The salesman Tim was a great guy. Tim was very knowledgeable about the car I was looking at. He was very patient and never pushy. I even met Jim Barkau. Super nice guy! Everyone I dealt with seemed as though we were friends for years. I highly recommend Barkau!! More
by 14Impala
Employees Worked With
July 24, 2018
Will be back No pressure what so ever. Let us take the car for a test drive by ourselves, very rare these days. It seemed to drive well so we made a deal and drove No pressure what so ever. Let us take the car for a test drive by ourselves, very rare these days. It seemed to drive well so we made a deal and drove it home. 3 days later noticed an oil leak on garage floor, called Tim and he set us up with service department. It was a bad front strut. They replaced the strut for NO CHARGE. Nice to see a company do the right thing. More
by keith Bentley
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July 17, 2018
Very easy Tim was great from our 1st conversation and follow-up. I will definitely call him when I need another van or box truck. Made experience easy. Tim was great from our 1st conversation and follow-up. I will definitely call him when I need another van or box truck. Made experience easy. More
by Ken
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