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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
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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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June 21, 2019
Very friendly people Nils was very friendly and helpful making our purchase simple and easy. All the staff was very friendly. Great place to buy a car!!!! Good job We ev Nils was very friendly and helpful making our purchase simple and easy. All the staff was very friendly. Great place to buy a car!!!! Good job We even met axel More
by Grlamm
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June 21, 2019
Excellent! Nils was helpful, patient, and accommodating. Good communication throughout the buying process. We have "shopped" Barkou & Sons for our cars and wil Nils was helpful, patient, and accommodating. Good communication throughout the buying process. We have "shopped" Barkou & Sons for our cars and will continue to be a "returning customer". Thank you! More
by Happy Customer
June 19, 2019
Happy Customer! I saw this vehicle on the website, and called to make sure it was still available. Nils let me take the car to my mechanic in Rockford to look over b I saw this vehicle on the website, and called to make sure it was still available. Nils let me take the car to my mechanic in Rockford to look over before we made the sale. The car was in near perfect condition. I felt confident I was making a good decision. This is my 4th vehicle purchase from Barkau over the last 20 years. I highly recommend Barkau! More
by Carrie
June 15, 2019
Great Experience I found my vehicle online, called ahead to ensure its availability and showed up a couple hrs later. Within 90 minutes Nils had helped me with two tes I found my vehicle online, called ahead to ensure its availability and showed up a couple hrs later. Within 90 minutes Nils had helped me with two test drives and had me back on my way after my decision and with my new vehicle. Would definitely go back again... More
by Mwnyhuis
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June 14, 2019
Dealing with Adam, Nils and Chad was great! They all were professional, kind and thorough. This was among my most pleasurable experiences buying a car. I will come back to them next year whe They all were professional, kind and thorough. This was among my most pleasurable experiences buying a car. I will come back to them next year when my Camaro lease is up. More
by ggcc99
June 13, 2019
Easy to work with They took my wants into consideration and showed me only what I was interested in. Was able to test drive the vehicle multiple times before and then a They took my wants into consideration and showed me only what I was interested in. Was able to test drive the vehicle multiple times before and then after servicing More
by Carguy
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June 13, 2019
Helpful I spoke with several employees while there, all were courteous and helpful during our buying experience. A very nice selection of vehicles to choose I spoke with several employees while there, all were courteous and helpful during our buying experience. A very nice selection of vehicles to choose from. More
by bphiggs
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Adam,Zach were pleasant to deal with as well. Good luck with your upcoming college.
June 13, 2019
Great experience This was our second experience with J. H. Barkau & Sons. We appreciate how they worked with us to find the right car. Tim was so accommodating with ou This was our second experience with J. H. Barkau & Sons. We appreciate how they worked with us to find the right car. Tim was so accommodating with our schedule as well as the specifics of what we were looking for. Everyone we interacted with was very friendly and helpful. We highly recommend them for purchasing your next vehicle. More
by RoShe
June 07, 2019
They all was very friendly! Everybody was real professional with there job and knew what they was talking about . They Answered every question I had. That's why all my cars I've Everybody was real professional with there job and knew what they was talking about . They Answered every question I had. That's why all my cars I've had is from barkau. More
by Golflefty#12
June 06, 2019
Make's it Easy Always great service whether buying new or used! Did most the transaction via test message! Appreciate the good work Nils and the whole Barkau family. Always great service whether buying new or used! Did most the transaction via test message! Appreciate the good work Nils and the whole Barkau family. More
by localjoeconstruction
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