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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville

Cedarville, IL

4.9
1,191 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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April 19, 2013

My first contact with Pat was on the phone after an internet search. He seemed very freindly and helpful so I made the 200 mile trek to Freeport. Everything was ready and waiting and in no time at all More

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pat gillespie
April 15, 2013

We have a large family of 8 and were looking for a 12 passenger van. I found the dealership online as they had several vans. 2 in partticular sounded like they might be good and at a price that was fair. More

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April 12, 2013

My husband and I came to JH Barkau to look at the fleet of 12/15 passenger vans on the lot. I had done most of the research already by finding the vehicles available, pricing, car fax reports, etc. The mai More

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March 30, 2013

Friendly staff and very willing to make every opportunity to make your car shopping experience as painless as possible. Almost new facility that very customer friendly. The transaction was pretty seamless More

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March 25, 2013

Jim has sold us 3 vehicles in the last 20 plus years and I would not want to deal with anyone else. His courtesy is remarkable as well as when he says he will do something , it gets done. i always suggest t More

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Jim Mullarkey
March 09, 2013

Very friendly employees and environment. great place for families and a wide variety of vehicles and price ranges. Recommend giving them a look at. More

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John Bottoms
March 05, 2013

When I walked in the door at Barkau of Cedarville, I already knew what vehicle I was looking for...I was looking for the right sales person. A sales person who I could feel comfortable dealing with, on More

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February 28, 2013

I called on the phone to see if they had this truck. Then I had told them that I would be in the next day to look at it. I gave them my name and what I was looking to trade in. The next day I showed up and T More

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February 26, 2013

i was very satisfied with my experience. the dealership was clean and everyone i worked with was very nice. i felt like i got what i wanted and was very happy about my purchase. thank you jim for my new va More

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February 22, 2013

I had a great experience working with Tim. He was very informative and provided me all the information I needed to make a great decision on the vehicle I choose. Tim helped me get the payment within my bu More

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