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JH Barkau & Sons Inc

(1,300 reviews)
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Sales hours: 8:00am to 7:00pm
Service hours: 7:30am to 5:00pm
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Monday 8:00am–7:00pm 7:30am–5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am–7:00pm 7:30am–5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am–7:00pm 7:30am–5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am–7:00pm 7:30am–5:00pm
Friday 8:00am–7:00pm 7:30am–5:00pm
Saturday 8:00am–4:00pm 7:30am–11:30am
Sunday Closed Closed
2025 state dealer award
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2025 state dealer award 2024 state dealer award 2023 state dealer award 2016 state dealer award 2015 state dealer award 2014 state dealer award 2013 state dealer award
2025 consumer dealer award 2024 consumer dealer award 2023 consumer dealer award 2022 consumer dealer award 2021 consumer dealer award 2020 consumer dealer award 2019 consumer dealer award 2018 consumer dealer award 2017 consumer dealer award 2016 consumer dealer award 2015 consumer dealer award
(815) 599-1598 (815) 599-1598

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(1,300 reviews)

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He is incredibly good at his job and do what he promises.

He is incredibly good at his job and do what he promises. Nice work sear brother keep good works.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Dwyer! We are glad that you were able to get into a vehicle and were taken care of. Thank you for the kind words and we hope you have safe travels in the future!

I had a great experience with Dylan during the car buying

I had a great experience with Dylan during the car buying experience! He deserves recognition for adding another service vehicle to our fleet. Thank you Dylan!

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a five-star review! We are so glad that you were able to have a great experience with Dylan and thank you for taking the time to shout him out! We are glad that you were able to add another service vehicle to your fleet!

They have nice variety of cars.

They have nice variety of cars. Nice place and location is great. They will get a car to you even from a different location

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Thank you for the kind words on our location and we will absolutely work to get any car that we have in the Barkau family! We are glad that you were able to find a vehicle and thank you again for the kind words on the dealership.

10/10 recommend seeing Brendon for your new/used vehicle

10/10 recommend seeing Brendon for your new/used vehicle purchase. Brendon is patient, knowledgeable, and very thorough throughout the entire buying process. Have nothing but praise for Brendon and the entire Barkau staff! They make saying yes to a new vehicle purchase easy!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to not leave a five-star review, but a 10/10 recommendation!! Thank you for taking the time to leave this review and shout out specific people and our staff as a whole. We are so glad that you were able to have a smooth buying process!

Dylan was fantastic, courteous & patient.

Dylan was fantastic, courteous & patient. The FaceTime inspection was convincing to purchase the vehicle. He was patient & ansewered all questions & concerns. He was honest.. Thanks you Dylan.

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Thank you for the kind words on our dealership and especially for giving a shout-out to Dylan! We are glad that you were taken care of and all of your questions were answered!

Had a very smooth and easy time finding us a new vehicle

Had a very smooth and easy time finding us a new vehicle thanks to Tim Border. He was great with my kids and helped us as much as he possibly could. I highly recommend seeing Tim!

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a five-star review, Madison, and for giving a shout-out to Tim Border! We are happy that outside of being a great salesperson he is also great with kids! Thank you for the kind words and we hope you have safe travels in the future.

They were very helpful no pressure had the car ready they

They were very helpful no pressure had the car ready they even filled the tank I would definitely recommend them if you are looking for your car

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We are happy that you felt no pressure in your purchase decision and that you were able to find a vehicle that worked for you. Thank you for taking the time to leave a five-star review and the recommendation of our dealership!

Everyone was courteous, knowledgeable and very

Everyone was courteous, knowledgeable and very understanding to our needs which made our purchase so much easier. Thanks to all

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Thank you for taking the time to give five-star ratings to a number of employees and for the kind words on the staff that you worked with. We are so happy that you were able to find a vehicle and that your purchase was easy!

Nice to have a family owned, local car dealership to

Nice to have a family owned, local car dealership to work with. Nils is very helpful.

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Greg and Cindy, we really do appreciate the kind words on our dealership and that is what we strive to have here at Barkau Automotive! Thank you for the kind words on Nils as well and we hope you have safe travels in the future!

Friendly, Detail oriented, Listened to what I wanted and

Friendly, Detail oriented, Listened to what I wanted and delivered exactly that. A good experience.

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Thank you for all of the kind words on our dealership and that you ended up having a good experience! We are glad that you were listened to and thank you again for taking the time to leave a number of ratings on our dealership as a whole!!