Man that really sucks.Believe me ,I know how you feel.
At least you may be able to get the shell back.
My car was stolen from out in front of my house and raped of the engine/drivetrain and wheels before the rest was burned to the ground!!
The dumbass theives burned as much value as what was stolen off mine.Mint interior full aftermarket suspension,brakes,etc were all left to burn.License plate was still on the burned car.NOTHING was salvageable.
The pisser was that the alarm was less than a week from being finished.90% of the alarm was installed,but I was waiting on a harness to get it working..
as for the towing...yup had to pay for the towing bill.
I did manage to talk to the owner of the towing company and beg him for other options,as I was broke and had no car either.
Since I still had the title and another parts car at my house with a title,I was able to trade the 2 titles and give him the parts car for scrap.
He came and towed it away,and took the burnt car from the impound to the junkyard,too.
Good luck,I hope you get some leads.
Its a shame we have to worry about our little 2000 dollar cars getting stolen.
I park my current car behind 2 locked fences and in a garage now.It has a crazy alarm with multiple hidden switches,a removeable steering wheel.
I know someone could still get it if they want still,but it wont be as easy,and they will under surveillance and be in firing range,too.
I can only hope to be so lucky that I catch someone coming back to try again.
Turkey Buzzards work pretty fast out here in the forest,haha