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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville
Cedarville, IL
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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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
Service
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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January 05, 2015
It was a great experience Our salesman was Jim Mullarkey. He was fully prepared as to what we were looking for and had different options to show. Jim took the time to help us Our salesman was Jim Mullarkey. He was fully prepared as to what we were looking for and had different options to show. Jim took the time to help us find the perfect vehicle to fit our fmily needs as well as budget. He made our car buying experience easy and enjoyable. He wasvery personable and a joy to sit and talk with. I have bought my previous vehicles from him before and will continue to buy from him. I recommend anyone to buy from him. More
by greg
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Jim Mullarkey
January 04, 2015
Great experience Tim Border was our salesman. We purchased a used Chrysler Aspen Limited. Tim went above and beyond to help us with our purchase. We are very pleased w Tim Border was our salesman. We purchased a used Chrysler Aspen Limited. Tim went above and beyond to help us with our purchase. We are very pleased with the staff and dealership and highly recommend anyone to buy a used car from them. More
by pamsoil
Employees Worked With
January 02, 2015
thank you for my new car it was the easiest car buying experience I have ever had. all the people were nice and friendly. would recommend everybody to go there for there next it was the easiest car buying experience I have ever had. all the people were nice and friendly. would recommend everybody to go there for there next used or new car. More
by avenger
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December 30, 2014
J.H. Barkau is a great place to do business. Jim Mullarkey was our salesman. We have purchased our cars from him and he has always been able to find the car(s) that we were looking for. Jim Mullarkey was our salesman. We have purchased our cars from him and he has always been able to find the car(s) that we were looking for. More
by ControllerCPA
Employees Worked With
Jim Mullarkey
December 18, 2014
A nice place to do business with out in the country Tim was our salesman and he worked to accommodate our needs. We negotiated and believe that we came out with price on a 2009 Toyota that was fair to Tim was our salesman and he worked to accommodate our needs. We negotiated and believe that we came out with price on a 2009 Toyota that was fair to everyone. When we discovered that one of the heated seats didn't work Tim had their mechanic check it out. He confirmed it and they offered a much better price if we were to take it to Toyota for the seat and some factory recalls. Since we wanted to close the deal we were happy to accept their offer as if they were to take it to Toyota for the recalls it would have delayed the deal about a week. When we took it to Toyota they had to order parts and we had to come back so we are glad it worked outs way to everyone's advantage and we didn't have to wait for them to care for it. I would definitely buy another car from Barkau (and Tim). (This was back in July of 2014 and I am just getting to write this now.) More
by lsa
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December 12, 2014
Awesome Tim was a very nice guy and super funny! I would buy another car from him any day! Thank you very much again Tim Border! Tim was a very nice guy and super funny! I would buy another car from him any day! Thank you very much again Tim Border! More
by reedco602
Employees Worked With
December 10, 2014
PURCHASES VEHICLE AT J.H BARKAU JIM MULLARKEY WAS MY SALESMAN AND HE WAS GREAT I HAVE RESPECT FOR HIM AND WOULD RECOMMEND HIM AS A WONDERFUL PERSON CARING AND GREAT SALESMAN., HE TO JIM MULLARKEY WAS MY SALESMAN AND HE WAS GREAT I HAVE RESPECT FOR HIM AND WOULD RECOMMEND HIM AS A WONDERFUL PERSON CARING AND GREAT SALESMAN., HE TOOK HIS TIME TO FINE THE VEHICLE I NEEDED AND I AM VERY HAPPY.I HAVE DEALT WITH JIM BEFORE AND NEVER UNHAPPY.. More
by Pat Lakota
Employees Worked With
Jim Mullarkey
December 09, 2014
Tim was excellent!! We looked at a number of online sites and visited a number of dealerships in our search for a car for our Dad. We knew the make and model we wanted, We looked at a number of online sites and visited a number of dealerships in our search for a car for our Dad. We knew the make and model we wanted, but needed to stay on a tight budget. Tim worked with us to get just what we needed. We drove for 2 hours to get to the dealership and Tim had everything ready to go. I'd definitely buy from them again! More
by DNKnight
Employees Worked With
December 03, 2014
Great experience We started our search online then contacted Jim. He was very helpful in getting our questions answered and had everything ready for us to test drive We started our search online then contacted Jim. He was very helpful in getting our questions answered and had everything ready for us to test drive when we arrived He was very helpful without being pushy. Later, after we had made our decision, he had made the purchase process very quick and easy to understand. Very glad we had him as our salesman and definitely would buy from him again and refer him to friends and family More
by krause493
Employees Worked With
Jim Mullarkey
December 01, 2014
Excellent salesman to work with!! Jim Mullarkey made the process of buying a car very easy and relaxed. He was very helpful in locating just the right vehicle for us since MPG was one Jim Mullarkey made the process of buying a car very easy and relaxed. He was very helpful in locating just the right vehicle for us since MPG was one of our prijmary concerns. There was no pressure to go above what we felt we could afford, and he was extremely easy to work with. I have purchased several vehicles through this dealership, and have always received great service and value for my money! More
by Jeri Rogan
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Jim Mullarkey
