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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville
Cedarville, IL
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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Monday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday Closed
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Monday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sunday Closed
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Monday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sunday Closed
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April 09, 2011
Where to begin... First I called the dealership inquiring about a pre-approval. The sales man I talked to was very friendly on the phone, but I was told there was nothing they could do unless I put 2000 down about a pre-approval. The sales man I talked to was very friendly on the phone, but I was told there was nothing they could do unless I put 2000 down. Next my Girlfriend called to see if she could get pre-approved. We were told that she was. We were even told what our monthy payments were. We set up an appointment to come and look at the car. We had to drive 2 hours to get to the dealership. When we arrived we were informed that they had raised the price of the vehicle by $1000 from the price we had discussed. After about 20 minutes of complaining to the dealer he told us he got the price reduced back to the price we had discussed, as if he did us some large favor. After test driving car we did like the car, and even though felt like they weren't the best or most honest of car dealers we said we would like to purchase the vehicle, only to find out that we hadn't been pre-approved. He said the process would take 15 minutes and we would be good to go, even though we were told we were pre-approved. After about 30 minutes of waiting we were told that they couldn't get us a loan without a co-signer. I would strongly recommend that you look elsewhere for a vehicle, as this seems to be a very shady car dealership. More
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