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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

61013

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April 11, 2014

Best Salesman My Mom has been doing business with Barkaus and Jim Mullarkey for years. When I was old enough to drive, that is where we went. Since then, I have pur More

by amlove29
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April 11, 2014

For salesman Jim Mullarkey We have gone to Barkau's for our last 5 vehicles as a family. All of the salesmen we worked with were very personable, but we have worked with Jim the More

by rickkunt
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April 06, 2014

I have went to this dealership for the last 15 yrs & have always dealt with Jim M. because is very friendly & always makes a good selection for me My husband & I went for several yrs to Jim & after my h More

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April 05, 2014

Working with Jim Mullarkey was like working with an old friend. He was low pressure and wanted to know what I was looking for in a vehicle. I have bought a number of vehicles from the Barkau group over t More

by bwilson58
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April 02, 2014

I was referred to Jim Mullarkey at J H Barkau & sons in Cedarville Il. My friend Jen had previously purchased a car from him, and she recommend him. Jim was extremely helpful while assisting me with my More

by ashleybusjahn
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April 01, 2014

jim is as fair as he can be. worked with us great and my daughter as well. we have purchased vehicles from Jim before and he has always treated us well. that is why we came back to him to purchase another v More

by elliemarie
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March 21, 2014

I still cant' believe how easy the whole process was to get my new car. I had been in contact with other dealerships and didn't have a welcoming good feeling about them. I was told you about this place More

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March 13, 2014

My experience was exceptional! We did a lot by phone which was very nice because I live 1 1/2 hours away. We made arrangements for my family and myself to come and see the truck.....1 hr later we had ou More

by Jeff
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March 13, 2014

This was my first time at the Cedarville location. I previously visited the Freeport location and had a good experience there too. I was very pleased that there was no high pressure sales team. Inste More

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March 12, 2014

This was not our first time buying from J H Barkau & Sons. I have purchased many vehicles here over the years. My wife had purchased there before we met and since we have been together and married it's More

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