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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville

Cedarville, IL

4.9
1,258 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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April 15, 2015

Thanks Jim! I started looking for a car, dreading the typical pushy salesmen as most people do. But, honestly this was the easiest experience to date. There was n More

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April 14, 2015

long time customer. I have been a customer for the past 20 years. I bought several cars from Jim Mullarkey. He is indeed a great salesman. Thanks again! More

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April 12, 2015

Absolutely awesome! After having my Land Rover for a few years and realizing I couldn't afford the general maintenance of it, or the repairs it needed, I knew it was time More

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April 07, 2015

All Around Excellent I purchased my first vehicle from Jim Mullarkey at JH Barkau and Sons in 2004. When my mom needed a new car I knew this was the place to go. He worked More

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April 07, 2015

No Muss, No Fuss! Three years ago, Jim Mullarkey helped us decide on a 2008 Chrysler T&C to replace our 2000 model. The deal was great then and the deal was even bette More

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April 01, 2015

Back For More Grea Service 11 years ago I had purchased a van from Jim Mullarkey. I had no major work done on the van in those 11 years it served me well, so when it came time t More

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March 30, 2015

Repeat Customer As a repeat customer I was pleased yet again with my car purchase at Barkau's in Cedarville. It was an emergency purchase due to the fact my existing More

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March 27, 2015

Great Salesman to Work With I bought a vehicle from Jim Mullarkey last week. Jim was friendly, competent, and great to work with. Now that I've had the vehicle for a short time More

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March 23, 2015

We'll Be Back! We just bought a used Buick Rendezvous from Barkau, and it was honestly the easiest and most painless car-buying experience we've had, thanks to Jim. More

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March 21, 2015

Very satisfied first time customer I helped my son get into a used Honda CR-V this weekend. I didn't think I would be able to co-sign for the loan but the dealer helped me to understan More

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