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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville
Cedarville, IL
1,205 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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January 01, 2020
Wonderful Nils and the whole group at Barkaus make buying a car a wonderful experience. They make it very easy to find something with there large selection of v Nils and the whole group at Barkaus make buying a car a wonderful experience. They make it very easy to find something with there large selection of vehicles and have great service to. More
by mnmartin4
December 31, 2019
Awsome dealership! I went to Barkau in Cedarville to buy a vehicle, and in a little over an hour i found it! Awsome dealership and great people! I went to Barkau in Cedarville to buy a vehicle, and in a little over an hour i found it! Awsome dealership and great people! More
by dannyo12187
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December 26, 2019
Had a great experience with purchase of new 2020 Jeep I had a great experience at Barkau & Sons with the purchase of my 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee. No pressure and super accommodating in working with me to I had a great experience at Barkau & Sons with the purchase of my 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee. No pressure and super accommodating in working with me to find a vehicle with the features I was looking for. I would highly recommend them when looking for a car. More
by joel.scheider3
December 23, 2019
Purchase of vehicle Excellent service, friendly as always, not pushy, very accommodating, timely, great communication, I would highly recommend this dealership, have pur Excellent service, friendly as always, not pushy, very accommodating, timely, great communication, I would highly recommend this dealership, have purchased many vehicles from Barkau in past years More
by lawferfamily5
December 13, 2019
Great to work with ! Nils was patient and spent his time with us and met us on his day off ! Everyone was so nice and professional! I really like my vehicle too! Nils was patient and spent his time with us and met us on his day off ! Everyone was so nice and professional! I really like my vehicle too! More
by apgoodman28
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December 05, 2019
Great to work with Awsome people to work with fast transaction A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ dealership. Sales person was right there to meet you and showed us the car Awsome people to work with fast transaction A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ dealership. Sales person was right there to meet you and showed us the car we wanted to see and not push anything on us More
by Sewerwaterdoctor
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December 01, 2019
They were professional and they went way above and beyond to help us get a vehicle when nobody else would help would definitely recommend this dealership to others to help us get a vehicle when nobody else would help would definitely recommend this dealership to others More
by Pixciedixcie
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Zach Tobler Adam Sherman
November 22, 2019
easy no pressure stop in to explore my options & liked my deal , no fooling around just straight forward experience got done what I wanted & was satisfied with the no stop in to explore my options & liked my deal , no fooling around just straight forward experience got done what I wanted & was satisfied with the no pressure approach More
by rhhintz
Employees Worked With
November 15, 2019
Bought a used Chevrolet Colorado Nils was very helpful and he really took the time to make sure I got the right vehicle for me. The overall experience was very good and I look forward Nils was very helpful and he really took the time to make sure I got the right vehicle for me. The overall experience was very good and I look forward to doing business with him again. More
by marcman5109
October 22, 2019
Chevy 3500 2013 low miles great price! Great experience!Great friendly sales reps.terrific price with low prices. The sales team worked to make sure our experience was great with accommodat Great experience!Great friendly sales reps.terrific price with low prices. The sales team worked to make sure our experience was great with accommodating our specific request! More
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