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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville

Cedarville, IL

4.9
1,192 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

61013

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July 14, 2013

Looked at the easy to navigate website for this dealer on a Thursday night and by Friday evening, I was driving a new (to me) Chevy Equinox! My salesman, Jim Mularkey, was very easy to deal with, he was ver More

by cpalamar
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July 08, 2013

I am originally from the Freeport area and now live in Rockford. I went to J.H. Barkau in Cedarville because I trust the Barkau name. I have purchased cars from Barkau before and have never been let down. More

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July 08, 2013

I have gotten all 3 of my cars from Barkau, and I would never even consider going anywhere else. Anytime that I stop by to check out cars or test drive, I am always welcomed by a very friendly salesman wh More

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July 05, 2013

I purchased a 06' Pontic Vibe from this dealership. Everyone i spoke with was friendly and informative. They explained different payment options very clearly and answered every question i had. More

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July 05, 2013

Tim and the entire staff were very friendly from the time I stepped onto the lot and through the entire buying process. Nobody seemed desperate to make a sale or made me feel hurried to make a purchase in an More

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June 25, 2013

Tim was a very friendly, knowledgeable salesperson. The Subaru we looked at was in really good shape. The price was very competitive. I would highly recommend Barkau Sales. More

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June 22, 2013

Tim Border was extremely knowledgeable and helpful in my purchase. He was not pushy- rather- he let the truck sell itself as a product. As a result, I would recommend Tim and the Barkau company to friends i More

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June 20, 2013

We were very impressed with Tim. He was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. He answered all our questions and never made us feel pushed or pressured. We kept him past hours the first night More

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June 19, 2013

I chose jh Barkau because of Jim Mullarkey and his fairness in buying a vehicle. Very much enjoyed the experiance, he had me look at many different options to be sure this was the vehicle for me. More

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June 19, 2013

I am 53 years old and have purchased several new cars and numerous used cars. I have purchased from other dealerships over the years, but I go to Barkau's initially and have purchased the most new/used vehi More

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