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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville

Cedarville, IL

4.9
1,178 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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February 24, 2014

This is a great dealership to work with and the staff are great.The sales personnel are very nice and considerate of a buyers needs. We always refer friends and family to shop at Cedarville Barkau for a More

by epjordan
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Jim Mullarkey
February 23, 2014

I had a Great experience with J.H. Barkau & Sons. I was helped by Jim Mullarkey. He was so helpful and friendly. I really liked working with him. He was funny and down to earth. I have dealt with lots More

by BranD9
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February 23, 2014

These guys are Great! This was the easiest car purchase I've made, they made it so easy! Usually I pay cash but I wanted a car loan on my credit, so they worked it all out for me and everything was fast an More

by eliottth1
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Kevin Martin
February 22, 2014

Tim Border and Joe Shore those 2 dealers done great job helping us out with finance. Tim Border is my dealer and Joe Shore is my interpreter to help me out to communicate because i am deaf. This place i More

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February 22, 2014

Jim is a great guy to deal with. He is very laid back, easy going, and likes to have a good time with his customers. He has known my parents for years which makes it fun to talk about the past when dealin More

by shadcore
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February 22, 2014

I found those guys online when I was looking for my new truck. I've sent an email asking for more info and got a quick response from Joe. After few emails we schedule an appointment for a test drive. I sho More

by krzysio3742
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Joe Shores
February 19, 2014

jim was very helpful and friendly when i bought my jeep. he made the whole processes as smooth and easy as possible. ill happily come back if i ever need a new car. More

by toshadarnell
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February 11, 2014

Very friendly, helpful, not pushy at all, the sales people or the financing people which I think is extremely nice! The whole process was pretty quick with the trade in and financing. More

by kohlje01
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John Bottoms, brandon goecks
February 11, 2014

Tim and Kevin were both great, and i don't mean that Tim and Kevin were both great, and i don't mean that lightly. They answer all our questions and took care of the problem with our old car that had s More

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February 08, 2014

I had a really great experience with Jim Mullarkey. He got me with a great car and a great deal. He helped me find what I was looking for in a car. The overall time there was ok except it took a little lo More

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