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Nils Sandstrom

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Salesman-Freeport & Cedarville Stores

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville

200 North Stephenson Street
Cedarville, IL 61013

I was voted 2017 -2020 Best Car Salesperson by the Freeport Journal! I was born-and-raised here in Freeport and I have a beautiful wife and two great children. I have been selling cars for the last 39 years and have loved every second of it. I enjoy meeting new people and working hard to ensure that they are completely satisfied with their Vehicle purchase. I'm very involved in the community and serve as a member of Kiwanis International, Knights of Columbus, Eagles Club, Kiwanis and Elks Club. Contact me if you are looking for a great car buying experience!

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4.9

416 Reviews

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33 yrs, 1 mo

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39 yrs, 8 mos

4.9

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416 Reviews of Nils Sandstrom

January 31, 2024

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We buy all our cars from Nils. He makes sure we get what we want. He makes sure we get what we want. More

by josh.wells81

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Other Employees Tagged: Issac Jackson

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Mar 01, 2024 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

Woah, loyal customer alert! We really appreciate you trusting Nils and the team here at J.H. with all your car needs. He definitely goes above and beyond to make sure everyone drives away happy. Thanks for the shout-out, and we hope to see you again soon for your next ride!

January 26, 2024

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Very nice place, clean, many vehicles to choose from. Very informative. It was a pleasure working with Nils and catching up. Very informative. It was a pleasure working with Nils and catching up. More

by timrasmus

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Mar 01, 2024 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

Hey there! Thanks for the awesome review! We're happy to hear you found our place clean and welcoming, with plenty of options to choose from. Nils is definitely a gem, glad you had a good time catching up with him too! If you're ever in the neighborhood again, feel free to drop by and say hi!

January 05, 2024

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Great people to work with. This is my third vehicle purchase from Barkau’s. They always go above and beyond with no pressure. They believe as I do, earn a customer for life, no This is my third vehicle purchase from Barkau’s. They always go above and beyond with no pressure. They believe as I do, earn a customer for life, not one sale. More

by Peabody87

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Other Employees Tagged: Rick Barkau, Willie Barkau, Adam Sherman, Korey Korosec , Marcy and the Service department team.

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Jan 12, 2024 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

Thank you for your continued trust in Barkau and we love to hear that this is your third vehicle purchased with us! Your last sentence is especially true and we believe in this as well thank you for the kind words on our dealership, this is a glowing review and one that was taken very seriously! Thank you for taking the time to leave such a positive review, full of stars for many employees to see and a good message. Safe travels to you in the future!

December 15, 2023

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Very friendly and helpful not pushy at all let us walk around and look without trying to force a sale around and look without trying to force a sale More

by pakrs9

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Other Employees Tagged: Rick Barkau , Matt was the finance person

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Dec 22, 2023 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a positive review and glad that you were able to have such a good experience! Thank you again for taking the time to leave such kind words on our dealership and the ratings on our staff. We hope you have safe travels in the future and hope to see you again!

December 15, 2023

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Great experience overall. Great salesman willing to help with whatever i needed to find the right vehicle as well as a great staff helping. Great salesman willing to help with whatever i needed to find the right vehicle as well as a great staff helping. More

by devonbania54

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Dec 15, 2023 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

Thank you so much for the kind words on our staff and for the positive review with a good number of five stars as well! We are glad that you had a great experience overall and that the staff was able to help you! We hope you have safe travels in the future and hope to see you again.

December 05, 2023

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My third car in five months. Nils and the Barkaus have been good to me. Nils and the Barkaus have been good to me. More

by MamaLove

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Other Employees Tagged: Willie Barkau, Adam Sherman, Korey Korosec

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Dec 08, 2023 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

We are glad that you have continued to work with us on buying new vehicles and we hope this one is a winner for you! Please let us know in the future what we can do to earn a five-star rating. We really do appreciate your business and hope to see you again in the future!

November 29, 2023

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Our family has purchased may cars from Freeport location. Always a friendly and helpful; experience Always a friendly and helpful; experience More

by bknutti

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Dec 01, 2023 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a five-star review, and we are so glad that you made the return to buy another vehicle! We appreciate your continued business and glad that it was a helpful and friendly experience for you!

November 14, 2023

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This journey began on-line where I found a listing for a van from Barkau and Sons. The listing was brand new and they hadn't posted a price. The van looked to be just what we had been searching for. I van from Barkau and Sons. The listing was brand new and they hadn't posted a price. The van looked to be just what we had been searching for. I called the dealership and spoke to Niles who was very helpful and not pushey. I live 4 hours away so they allowed me to put money down to hold the van. When I got there on Monday I was met by Chief the dealership dog and the van was waiting for me to inspect. The van was very clean and they had even changed the oil that morning. Niles went over and above to answer questions and address any concerns I had. This van had lots of years on it, but I was treated like I was buying the most expensive car on the lot. The paper work was quick and easy. Thanks to everyone, great experience. Terry Netzley More

by tn65quick

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Nov 28, 2023 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

Terry, we are so glad that the journey of this car-buying experience was a good one! We are glad that Chief was the first one to greet you and that you were ultimately able to find the van that you were looking for. We also appreciate you taking the time to shout out Nils in the ratings as well. We hope to see you again in the future and thank you again for taking 4 hours out of your day to make the journey to us!

November 10, 2023

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I have bought a vehicle from Barkau before and I still have it also and it was a good experiance. have it also and it was a good experiance. More

by borg104

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Nov 28, 2023 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

Thank you for taking the time to leave a five-star review and we are happy that your car buying experience was a good time. Thank you also for taking the time to give some stars to Nils as well!

November 08, 2023

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We have purchased cars from Barkau for over 30 years and have always been happy with them. Nils was very friendly and knowledgeable. Would recommend then to anyone looking for a reliable car. have always been happy with them. Nils was very friendly and knowledgeable. Would recommend then to anyone looking for a reliable car. More

by C Giardini

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Other Employees Tagged: Rick Barkau, Willie Barkau

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Nov 09, 2023 -

J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville responded

WOW, thank you so much for your continued service with us and 30 years is quite the milestone! Thank you so much for the recommendation on the dealership and on Nils as well. We really do appreciate all the years of buying cars and taking the time to leave such a glowing review and ratings on so many parts of our dealership. We hope you have safe travels in your future and thank you again!

Nov 09, 2023 -

C Giardini responded

You are welcome.

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