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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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Sales/Showroom
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
Parts
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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October 08, 2023
Nice to have a family owned, local car dealership to work with. Nils is very helpful. work with. Nils is very helpful. More
by Greg and Cindy
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October 05, 2023
Friendly, Detail oriented, Listened to what I wanted and delivered exactly that. A good experience. delivered exactly that. A good experience. More
by Orange
Employees Worked With
October 05, 2023
Amazing for first time buyers! Brendan was awesome he asked what I was looking for in a car and made sure I got everything I was looking for and more. Brendan was awesome he asked what I was looking for in a car and made sure I got everything I was looking for and more. More
by Kiyah.boatwright17
October 03, 2023
Very efficient and easy to deal with and get my paperwork done in a timely manner done in a timely manner More
by hflynn2275
Employees Worked With
October 02, 2023
We have purchased three cars from Brendon. His sales skills are phenomenal, and he worked hard to get us exactly what we wanted from our vehicle. Everyone else was pleasant and helpful too. I His sales skills are phenomenal, and he worked hard to get us exactly what we wanted from our vehicle. Everyone else was pleasant and helpful too. I highly recommend JH Barkau and Sons! More
by fiveluckystarz
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September 30, 2023
This is by far THE BEST car-buying experience we've had! Brendon was so considerate and even tested the seating capacity in vehicles to ensure our extra tall teenager would be comfortable. He was extremely Brendon was so considerate and even tested the seating capacity in vehicles to ensure our extra tall teenager would be comfortable. He was extremely helpful in starting the finance process for us before we arrived so that our time was well-spent and our purchase went smoothly. The sales manager Adam Sherman worked with our credit history (or lack thereof) to negotiate a great interest rate that ensures our payments are reasonable. We are so thankful for the professionalism and courtesy we experienced at Barkau! Definitely recommend!!! More
by cmn720
September 28, 2023
Working with Tim Border on the purchase of this car was great. He explained all the features of the vehicle and is a no pressure salesman. We are very happy with our purchase and would gladly work with great. He explained all the features of the vehicle and is a no pressure salesman. We are very happy with our purchase and would gladly work with Tim again. More
by bigriver60
September 24, 2023
We had a great experience working with Tim Border. He made the whole process easy and our daughter is very happy with her first car! He made the whole process easy and our daughter is very happy with her first car! More
by tamara.ackerman
Employees Worked With
September 23, 2023
Nils was extremely helpful and informative. We are very happy with our Chevy Equinox! 10/10 would recommend to a friend. We are very happy with our Chevy Equinox! 10/10 would recommend to a friend. More
by cierra
Employees Worked With
September 22, 2023
Low pressure, high quality cars, competitive prices and pleasant to work with. I can't think of anything more you could ask from a dealer. pleasant to work with. I can't think of anything more you could ask from a dealer. More
by Rich
